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Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium by Lucy Jane Santos

Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium audiobook runs 7.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Deirdra Whelan (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.6listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.6 hours of listening.

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30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.6 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium is an audiobook by Lucy Jane Santos: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Deirdra Whelan, released September 7, 2021, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Astronomy & Physics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.6 hrs
Narrated by
Deirdra Whelan
Released
September 7, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy, Astronomy & Physics
ISBN
9798200737031

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium audiobook?

Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.

Is the Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium audiobook free?

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Who narrates Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium?

Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium is narrated by Deirdra Whelan.